1084 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 24

are situated in the impersonal Brahman effulgence, whereas the devotees
are allowed to enter into the Vaikuntha planets. Those who are devotees
of Lord Krsna are immediately elevated to the Goloka Vrndavana planet.

The Lord’s beauty is compared to rainfall because when the rain falls in
the rainy season, it becomes more and more pleasing to the people. After
the scorching heat of the summer season, the people enjoy the rainy season
very much. Indeed, they even come out of their doors in the villages and en-
joy the rainfall directly. Thus the Lord’s bodily features are compared with
the clouds of the rainy season. The devotees enjoy the Lord’s beauty be-
cause it is a collection of all kinds of beauties. Therefore the word sarva-
saundarya-sangraham is used. No one can say that the body of the Lord is
wanting in beautiful parts. It is completely purpam. Everything is complete:
God’s creation, God’s beauty, and God’s bodily features. All these are so
complete that all one’s desires can become fully satisfied when one sees the
beauty of the Lord. The word sarva-saundarya indicates that there are dif-
ferent types of beauties in the material and spiritual worlds, and that the
Lord contains all of them. Both materialists and spiritualists can enjoy the
beauty of the Lord. Because the Supreme Lord attracts everyone, including
demons and devotees, materialists and spiritualists, He is called Krsna.
Similarly, His devotees also attract everyone. As mentioned in the Sad-
gosvami-stotra: dhiradhira-jana-priyau—the Gosvamis are equally dear to the
dhira (devotees) and adhira (demons). Lord Krsna was not very pleasing to
the demons when He was present in Vrndavana, but the six Gosvamis were
pleasing to the demons when they were present in Vrndavana. That is the
beauty of the Lord’s dealings with His devotees; sometimes the Lord gives
more credit to His devotees than He takes for Himself. For instance, on
the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, Lord Krsna fought simply by giving directions.
Yet it was Arjuna who took the credit for fighting. Nimitta-matram bhava
savyasacin (Bg. 11.33). “You, O Savyasacin [ Arjuna], can be but an instru-
ment in the fight.” Everything was arranged by the Lord, but the credit of
victory was given to Arjuna. Similarly, in the Krsna consciousness move-
ment, everything is happening according to the predictions of Lord
Caitanya, but the credit goes to Lord Caitanya’s sincere servants. Thus the
Lord is described herein as sarva-saundarya-sangraham.

TEXTS 47-48

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PATENTS TEGVST IVI
